Whether you want to test your sports knowledge or simply increase it — or both! — we have just the thing: another installment of The Washington Post’s weekly sports quiz. Click on the answer you think ...

A blast of arctic air is sweeping south from Canada and spreading into parts of the northern U.S., while residents of the Pacific Northwest brace for possible mudslides and levee failures from ...

Western Washington is facing a “historic” flooding crisis that has forced tens of thousands to flee their homes and could displace thousands more Friday as rivers reach record levels. There have been ...

MOUNT VERNON, Wash. (AP) — Washington state was under a state of emergency Thursday from a barrage of torrential rain that has sent rivers flowing over their banks, caused a mudslide to crash down on ...

Residents began packing up and fleeing rising rivers in western Washington state Wednesday as a new wave of heavy rain swept into a region still reeling from a storm that triggered rescues and road ...

Let’s recap how sensational the No. 21-ranked Washington women’s basketball team has been so far this season. The Huskies started with a 90-43 beatdown against Seattle U on Nov. 3 — a 47-point ...

DELAWARE – Delaware is celebrating its history and putting first state knowledge to the test with a statewide Delaware Day Trivia Night. The state says the trivia runs from 7 to 8 p.m. on Dec. 4. You ...

Washington, D.C., saw three homicides on Saturday night in a mere six-hour time span as President Donald Trump declared victory over what he called a "crisis" of crime in the nation's capital. A ...

Vinay K. Chaudhri is principal scientist at Knowledge Systems Research in Sunnyvale, California. Whenever assessments measure the intended skill inaccurately, it is considered a proxy failure. For ...

Both Michigan and Washington enter Saturday’s showdown with something to prove. For the Wolverines, it’s about salvaging a season that’s already veered off course. For the Huskies, it’s about showing ...

A former Miami Marlins draft pick allegedly broke into the Washington state Capitol and set fire to several flags — including “Old Glory” — and toppled several iconic busts during his destructive ...